Aloe
Also known as Aloë
thumb|180px|Succulent plants, such as this aloe, store water in their enlarged fleshy leaves, stems, or roots, as shown in this split aloe leaf. This allows them to survive in arid environments. thumb|alt=Aloe Vera houseplant|Spikes on an Aloe Vera houseplant
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Aloe is a succulent plant with thick, fleshy leaves that store water, allowing it to survive in dry environments where other plants cannot. It is commonly grown as a houseplant and is notable for its distinctive spiky appearance.
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Species
aloe vera
Aloe
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsphodelaceae
Native toAldabra, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros
Observations47,026
Aloe vera 蘆薈屬（學名：Aloe）通称芦荟，原产于地中海、非洲，为独尾草科多年生草本、多肉植物，据考证的野生芦荟品种300多种，主要分布于非洲等地。这种植物颇受大众喜爱，主要因其易于栽种，为花叶兼备的观赏植物。可食用的品種只有六種，而當中具有药用价值的芦荟品种主要有： 库拉索芦荟，分布於非洲北部、西印度群島，又名洋蘆薈、巴巴多斯蘆薈或翠葉蘆薈 好望角芦荟，主要产于南非共和国的开普州 元江芦荟等
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Systematics
- Species
- Uses
- Historical uses
- Aloin in OTC laxative products
- Chemical properties
- Flavoring
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|180px|Succulent plants, such as this aloe, store water in their enlarged fleshy leaves, stems, or roots, as shown in this split aloe leaf. This allows them to survive in arid environments. thumb|alt=Aloe Vera houseplant|Spikes on an Aloe Vera houseplant
Aloe (; also written Aloë) is a genus containing over 650 species of flowering succulent plants. The most widely known species is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". It is called this because it is cultivated as the standard source for assorted pharmaceutical purposes. Other species, such as Aloe ferox, are also cultivated or harvested from the wild for similar applications.